||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 1 - Introduction

Varnnanam Arththasanghanam Rasanam Chandhassamapi | Mangalanam Cha  Karththarau Vandhe Vanivinayakau || Bhavani Shankarau Vandhe  Shradhdha Vishwaaroopinau | Yabhyam Vina Na Pashyanthi Sidhdha: Swanthasthvameeshwaram || Vandhe Bodhamayam Nithyam Gurm Shankararoopinam| Yamashritho Hi Vakroapi Chandra: Sarvathra Vandhyathe || Seetharamaguna GramaPunyaranya Viharinau| Vandhe Vishudhdha Vignanau Kaveeshwara Kapeeshwarau||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Vani and  Lord Vinayaka, who is the source of all the auspiciousness, I shall prostrate before the divine sounds that contribute Varnna, core spirit, and Chandhass. I shall prostrate before Goddess Bhavani and Lord Shankara with intense dedication and devotion, who are the source of realization of self in the hearts of illustrious Siddhas and Rishis.  I shall always prostrate before the supreme preceptor who is Lord Shankara /symbolizes auspiciousness, whose matted hair locks are adorned in the crescent moon, thereby Lord Chandra gets the opportunity to be worshiped.  I shall reverentially prostrate before the illustrious Rishis and Yogis, Sage Valmiki, and Kapeeshwara/Hanuman who permanently dwells in the dense wood which represents the virtues of Seetha and Rama.  I shall prostrate before Ramavallabha/Goddess Seetha, who is the dearest darling of Rama, represents creation, preservation, and destruction, she removes the miseries and sorrows of worldly existence and showers abundance of auspiciousness on her devotees.  I shall reverentially prostrate before supreme Lord Hari who is the cause for all the great causes, incarnated as Lord Rama to remove the lethargy and laziness in the souls.  The whole Universe and its living beings, even deities are under the influence of his Maya, like the rope gives out the appearance of serpent in the darkness.  His lotus feet are the ultimate asylum, that works like ferry to the people who yearn to cross the unfathomable ocean of worldly existence.  This glorious scripture is known as ‘Tulsi Raghunathagatha’ was highly appreciated by all the sacred scriptures, Veda and Shathras.  This brilliant scripture of ‘Raghunathacharitham’ represents the legends from  the Valmiki Ramayana, was composed by Maharaji Sri Tulsidas for his pleasure.

I shall earnestly pray to Lord Ganesha who symbolizes supreme wisdom, and virtues, provides  instant success with his remembrance, he has a beautiful face resembles an elephant, he is the chief of the Ganas of Lord Shiva.

I shall prostrate before supreme Lord whose compassionate grace works like incredible magic on the person who lack speaking ability, lame to climb up the hills, and removes all the impurities of the mind, hence I shall earnestly pray for his grace.  I shall earnestly pray to the supreme Lord Hari to reside in my heart, he has the complexion of dark-clouds, lustrous like the blue lotus flower, his eyes resemble red lotus flower petals and he reclines on the milky ocean.  I shall earnestly pray to supreme Lord Shiva to shower his permanent grace on us, he has the complexion of camphor and jasmine flowers, lustrous like the moon, he is the dearest darling of Goddess Parvathi, and he is extremely compassionate to his worshiper and distressed people, and he has won over the Kamadeva.  I shall repeatedly prostrate before supreme preceptor, whose compassionate words removes the darkness of ignorance, like the brilliance of Sun removes the darkness, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Hari who incarnated on the Earth as a preceptor. He has the luster and fragrance of red lotus flower and extremely compassionate, I shall prostrate before the dust from the lotus feet Lord Hari, which could remove all the miseries and sorrows of worldly existence and it is a supreme cure that provides new life to the worshiper, like  the sacred ashes smeared in the body of Lord Shambhu,  the specks of dust from the feet of supreme Lord Hari adorns the body of the fortune souls, and thereby it provides auspiciousness and supreme bliss. If it is adorned on the forehead, it removes the impurities in the heart of the worshiper, and contributes an abundance of virtues. The remembrance of the brightness of the nails of the feet of preceptor resemble precious gem, would provide divinity to the worshiper, it removes the darkness of lust and desire, they are fortunate ones who get purified from the sins and sorrows of worldly existence and they would attain the precious gem-like Sriramacharithram to take pleasure in reading and reciting it.